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Classifying Organisms

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following BEST describes a mammal?

a)

Cold blooded and has scales.

b)

Has hair on body, warm blooded, breathes with lungs.

c)

Born in the water and breathes through gills.

2.

I have two legs and two wings. I lay eggs. I am covered with feathers. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Amphibian

d)

Bird

3.

I lay eggs without shells in water. I breathe with gills. I have fins but no legs and no toes. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptile

c)

Mammal

4.

Which best describes the animal in the picture above?

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

5.

Choose the TWO answers that best describe a fish.

a)

Cold blooded.

b)

Warm blooded.

c)

Has gills.

d)

Has hair.

6.

Which best describes the animal in the picture above?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

7.

Humans are _______________________.

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Amphibian

d)

Bird

8.

Which best describes the animal in the picture above?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

9.

Which best describes the animal in the picture above?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

10.

Pick ALL of the pictures of fish.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
11.
What does it mean to classify animals?
a)
to capture it for scientific research 
b)
to put into a group with other animals that are similar
c)
to release it into the wild
d)
to study it in its natural environment
12.
Animals that began their life in water, but live most of it on land are
a)
mammals
b)
amphibians
c)
reptiles
d)
birds
13.

I have two legs and two wings. I lay eggs. I am covered with feathers. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Amphibian

d)

Bird

14.
What is one thing all animals have in common?
a)
All animals have fur
b)
All animals breathe through lungs
c)
All animals can walk
d)
All animals eat other organisms for food
15.

Which of the following BEST describes a mammal?

a)

Cold blooded and has scales.

b)

Has hair on body, warm blooded, breathes with lungs.

c)

Born in the water and breathes through gills.

16.
Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians are all ____________
a)
invertebraes 
b)
vertebraes 
17.
A cold-blooded organisms take on the temperatures of their environments
a)
false
b)
true 
18.
Which vertebrae does not reproduce by laying eggs? 
a)
mammals
b)
fish 
c)
birds 
d)
amphibians 
19.
Which class of vertebrates has soft, moist skin that can absorb oxygen and water?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Mammals
c)
Fish
d)
Amphibians
20.

Fish have gills to help them ________ in water.

a)

live

b)

dance

c)

swim

21.

Fish and birds have babies that __________ from eggs.

a)

drop

b)

hatch

c)

pop

22.

Mammals need _______ to live.

a)

sneakers

b)

gills

c)

air

23.

Which animal is NOT a mammal?

a)

alligator

b)

cat

c)

elephant

24.

There are ___________ mammals on Earth.

a)

4,500

b)

10,000

c)

20,000

25.

Which animal is NOT a bird?

a)

parrott

b)

chickens

c)

squirrel

26.

There are __________ kinds of fish.

a)

8,000

b)

4,500

c)

20,000

27.

Reptiles have ________.

a)

gills

b)

scales

c)

feathers.

28.

Which animal is a reptile that lived a long time ago?

a)

turtles

b)

lions

c)

dinosaurs

29.

Which animal is a reptile that lived a long time ago?

a)

turtles

b)

lions

c)

dinosaurs

30.

People belong in which category?

a)

mammals

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

31.

Crocodiles belong in which category?

a)

mammals

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

32.

Owls are part of which category?

a)

mammals

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

33.

Vocabulary: Classify means ______________________

a)

to put in a circle

b)

to put in a graphic

c)

to put in categories

34.

Vocabulary: __________ are land & water animals.

a)

mammals

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

35.

Vocabulary: _________ are vertebrates that live on land.

a)

snakes

b)

birds

c)

mammals

36.

Vocabulary: _________ are vertebrates that live on land.

a)

snakes

b)

birds

c)

mammals

37.

Vocabulary: _____________ are used to help fish breathe.

a)

gills

b)

scales

c)

air

38.

Vocabulary: What is the study of the natural world?

a)

history

b)

science

c)

math

39.

Vocabulary: ________ are kept at home with family.

a)

elephants

b)

crocodiles

c)

pets

40.

Vocabulary: _________ is animal hair

a)

scales

b)

skin

c)

fur

41.
Plants with tubelike tissues (stems) that transport water are classified as ______________
a)
nonvascular 
b)
vascular 
c)
angiosperms 
42.
Plants that do not have stems are classified as ____________
a)
vascular 
b)
nonvascular 
c)
gymnosperms 
43.
Trees, wildflowers, and grasses are examples of ______________ plants 
a)
nonvascular
b)
vascular
c)
seedless 
44.
________________ plants have tubes that carry water from their roots to their leaves 
a)
nonvascular 
b)
vascular
c)
seeded
45.
Nonvascular plants can grow tall because they have tubes to hold them up 
a)
true 
b)
false 
46.
These plants soak up water from the soil, like sponges 
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular 
c)
flowers 
47.
Nonvascular plants do not have roots and they live in damp and shady environments
a)
true 
b)
false
48.
Moss is an example of a _____________ plant 
a)
vascular 
b)
nonvascular 
49.
Flowering plants who have their seeds enclosed are called ______________
a)
gymnosperms
b)
angiosperms 
50.
Flowering plants have pollen
a)
true 
b)
false
51.
Non-flowering plants that do not produce fruits or flowers are called ___________
a)
gymnosperms 
b)
angiosperms 
52.

This type of tree has broad shaped leaves and loses its leaves in the winter.

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

53.

This type of tree has pointed leaves (needles) and keeps its leaves in the winter.

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

54.

Which 2 answers are examples of vascular plants.

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

Which 2 answers are examples of non-vascular plants.

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

Which are examples of deciduous trees? (there is more than one answer)

a)

Apple Tree

b)

Pine Tree

c)

Oak Tree

d)

Maple Tree

e)

Evergreen Tree

57.

Plants are divided into two groups (vascular and non-vascular) based on what?

a)

how they make food

b)

what type of leaves they have

c)

how they transport water

58.

Photosynthesis is.....

a)

when plants use sunlight and chloroplast to make food

b)

how plants absorb water

c)

a type of plant

59.

Which 2 are deciduous trees

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

Which 2 are coniferous trees

a)
b)
c)
d)
61.

Cones, seeds, and spores are all ways that plants do what?

a)

get water

b)

make food

c)

reproduce

62.

What are 2 ways plants can be grouped?

a)

how they transport water

b)

how they reproduce

c)

how they make food

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